Governor: Russian attack on Kherson Oblast injures child.

Russian troops struck the village of Soniachne in Kherson Oblast, wounding an 11-year-old boy, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported[1] on Sept.

4. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition with a mine-explosive injury and injuries to his legs, according to the official. "Doctors are doing everything possible to save the child's life and health," said Prokudin.

Soniachne lies next to the administrative border with Mykolaiv Oblast, almost 30 kilometers northeast of Kherson. According to Prokudin, Russian attacks against Kherson Oblast on Sept.

3 killed [2]one civilian and injured five more, including the boy. Ukraine liberated Kherson and other regional settlements on the west bank of the Dnipro River in November 2022.

Russian forces were pushed to the river's east bank, from where they have since been firing at the liberated territories, regularly resulting in civilian deaths and injuries.

As second academic year begins in wartime Ukraine, millions unable to go back to school full time Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine prevents over two million Ukrainian students from attending school as normal, with only a third of school-age children returning full time to school on Sept.

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Dinara Khalilova is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She has previously worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News.

Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master's degree in media and communication from Bournemouth University in the UK.

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1. ^ reported (t.me)
2. ^ killed (t.me)
3. ^ As second academic year begins in wartime Ukraine, millions unable to go back to school full timeRussia's ongoing war against Ukraine prevents over two million Ukrainian students from attending school as normal, with only a third of school-age children returning full time to school on Sept.

   1. (kyivindependent.com)